The Bayor/Art Briles case should be the roadmap if things go that far. The school and Briles apparently settled after Briles claimed wrongful termination, arguing that Bayor was responsible for not complying with Title IX responsibilities.

The extension could also be a golden parachute while things play out. In other words the BoT - who obviously wants him to coach his rapey football team all evidence be damned - is giving this to him as an insurance policy in case he is fired.

It was great watching Canadians (mostly Don Cherry) freak their shit over the Russian line. It was a a helluva lot more fun to watch than the dump and chase. It was especially fun scoring goals, preventing goals and winning games. I miss the Wings.

Asked ad naseum, but I'm not sure anyone has provided a good breakdown. And I'm definitely not the person to try. A fast answer: 1) Tradition. 2) They are on TV a lot. 3) Academics (I guess. Is it?) 4) 18 y/o are gullible. 5) They win just enough to stay above the "they suck" level.

I went into the game assuming there would be no "Catch?/No Catch?" calls going in Pats' favor. In that respect, I wasn't disappointed. The 4th and 1 pass to Foles was off an illegal formation that occasionally gets called. Whatever. If the Pats had won with the Pats getting those calls, the League would have imploded.

Late answer to your really long post: The "city administrator" asked you to go thru the FOIA request because they probably had a FOIA policy that was meant to provide a standard response to information requests from the pubilc and the press. For example, if a reporter/citizen called looking for a copy of a union contract, I want to be able to document that I gave it to someone. The policy also spells out time and cost issues for the request so that everyone is aware of that they are treated the same way. As a city manager, I don't want to be accused by a union of playing favorites to a reporter or citizen if I distribute a contract.

Your cost argument is irrelevant. Just because I am reimbursed for the cost of doing something (costs which Brian Cook says are too high) doesn't mean that I should drop what I'm doing to complete your FOIA request. It's less time spent serving the public on tangible matters.

And btw, your "collegues" at the Mackinac Center generally dislike anything related to government and public service, so I can appreciate your vantage point.

Notwithstanding the FOIA settlement, it is important to realize that State and Local government process a massive amount of information. They are often understaffed and required to do actual work. This work should not include extraneous information requests from student newspapers or conservative policy think tanks. I've fielded broad FOIA requests that can not be processed in a reasonable amount of time (eg, "Please provide all communications related to your city's budget process for the previous five (5) fiscal years. For purpose of this request, 'communications' shall be defined as but not limited to all written notes, memorandums, email, voicemails, mobile text messages, computer financial spreadsheet applications.....).

On another occasion a major newspaper asked me to provide medical information from employee files - as a test. They were asking me as a test of our FOIA policy and procedures. Because I have nothing better to do.

The soundrack would have featured Sabbath's "War Pigs" during the intro. Anything by This WIll Destroy You during the game and "Exit Music for a Film" by Radiohead during the dropped punt. Especially the part at the end of the song where Thom Yorke is mumbing "We hope that you choke...that you choke...you choke."

The MSU alumni and fanbase will not demand action on Izzo/Dantonio unless the coaches are caught on video doing or saying something worthy of firing. And they'll have their share of supporters in that scenario. Their identity is way too intertwined with athletic success, with academics as a pleasant byproduct.

I can do some MtP: Last Call at the Blackstone. $1 Heineken at The Cabin. Taco bar at La's. Spark up and play some video games at the Malt Shop. Hit on girls from Western when the visit their friends in the Towers. Hit on girls from Central during syllabus week (both semesters). Beat State in football not once but twice. Almost get kicked out of Freddie's for almost getting into a fight with townies.

We'll get nothing today. Not from the refs, the jort-wearing horde's or the tv announcers. There will be no quarter. So lets win this, steal whatever valuables we can find and hit I96 before flames lick the first couch in Cedar Village.

I loved Brent Petway. Irrationally. Maceo Baston, too. Both guys were athletes with a decent basketball IQ and would have chopped off an arm to be on a team that scored more points than their opponent.

I thought Enos was considered more of a *recuiting* guy - as opposed to an *offensive architect* guy? I mean, I've watched more CMU football than I care to admit and I don't recall him building anything notable there. And Bert was basically run out of Fayetteville because his offense was perceived as ancient.

I mean, I'd almost rather we were shooting the money gun at Enos to actually coach a position. Or maybe not pay him at all. Maybe let someone else pay him.

Just think what Brady could do if he didn't feel threatened by Belichik. This discontent means that the Pats are "careening" toward the end of their dynasty, according to ESPN radios self-coverage this afternoon.

Even before advanced metrics, the notion that "you run WHEN you are winning" as opposed to "you MUST run to win" was taking hold in places like Football Outsiders, etc. In other words, teams will run successfully after passing successfully. Moreover, wins are predicated more closely with more favorable "yards per passing attempt" than "yards per rushing attempt."

That's not trying to discount the success of power rushing teams like we see in college. Doing at least one aspect well - running or passing - will win games. But apparently, passing the ball works betterer with the whole game winning thing.

The OP is probably a great person. But the low point total is the biggest problem. That's how we wind up with tired topics. And since trolls have low point totals (and post tired topics) I (and others) called him a troll. Probably because we're sick of the trolls. You don't think he's a troll. I get it.

I can deal with something that is critical of our current regime. But if you're going to cut/paste links to ESPN, share something new. Tell us why this is significant and different from the 30 other posts on the same topic. Is everything that mentions Harbaugh as a NFL candidate necessary for consumption here? Or is this article special because its on the WW Leader? As such, another dude's opinion of coach names who would be *good* NFL HC candidates?

I'd be more interested in this topic if the article legit mentions him as a candidate for a specific job. But, naw. Hot takez. Let's read 'em.

Don't tell me what to click. And my points are not fake. They're real. And fabulous. For what it's worth, I'm not the only one to think that trolls lurkers should have more experience before they post.

JFC, I'm not the only post that thinks he's a troll. Great - he's lurked since MSU week in '11. But whether he is or isn't a troll, this is yet another bad OP by someone in the 100pt neighborhood. This shit is less likely with more posting experience.

What I was trying to say, Bo had leverage over the entire AD (hell, over A2), let alone the football program right up through his death.

If Bo trusted Lloyd (which is how Lloyd got the interim tag removed), then DeBord would have been the one running up the middle every play through 3 and 4 win seasons right up until we couldn't take it anymore. As you say - then we would have hired Miles or Harbaugh in '09 or '10.

I'm being a *dick* because it's too easy for users to repost links to old articles and topics. Virtually anyone with an email address can give us an OP. If you enjoy this sort of non-content, that's great.

I'm not being a dick for no reason. I'm being a dick because the troll is regurgitating the same shit that we've all raged about for the past few days. In terms of the NFL issue, it's been going on longer than that.

How in the hell is this article adding anything new to either issue? Is this blog a forum that celebrates old news repeatedly?

Unless Bacon has a different take, I think Bo would have allowed Lloyd to handpick his successor - that's how much respect Bo had for Lloyd. And as many of us know, Lloyd was apparently grooming...........ugh........Mike DeBord - a choice that incensed enough people in and around Ft Schem to cause Lloyd to retire after '07 rather than '06.

Woody apparently put a lot of work into his players after they graduated. He would ride them about grad school and getting into the right job situation. I don't know, but I have a hard time imagining someone like Saban or Kiffin showing the same level of involvement.

SC won't play a "cover six" but they don't mix in much aggression either. Big plays downfield won't fall in our lap, but it sounds like Peters should remain upright long enough to distribute the ball. We might also try more zone than power on the OL if their DL is susceptible to bad slants and gaps. Especially if Funk is actually installing something and not interviewing down there at Free Shoes U.

I'm too lazy to grind this out of a rule book, but once the runner 'gives himself up' he's considered down (eg, quarterback slide or taking a knee). The simple act of faking like you're downing the ball is the same as giving yourself up, IMHO.

That said, just tell the defense to pay attention and there's no deception.

w/r/t your point on grades: You are almost correct. Schools must meet minimum standards across the NCAA. However, each University has a different set of standards for accepting student athletes. I'm not trying to be an arrogant shade of yellow, but the University of Michigan's academic clearinghouse is less likely (definitely during Bo, Mo, Lloyd and post RR) to take flyers on kids who didn't complete certain pre-requisites in HS. That might be an oversimplification, but it's what I've heard through years. However, I don't think it's fair to assume that's what happened here.

I think it's fair to question whether Urban Meyer gets a pass from the media and many fans (including this board) despite his apparent overall success. The OP correctly points out that OSU's recuiting success, which is consistently at or above Bama, hasn't translated into NC's.

And I disagree on the Harbaugh analogy. This is actually the logic used by many Michigan and non-Michigan fans in 2017 - that Harbaugh is actually underachieving despite his reputation, recuiting classes and relative success of other benchmark programs.

When I coached my daughter's travel soccer, we asked the parents to discourage sleepovers the night before league games (eg, the games that could promote or relegate your team). It worked with some parents. One time before an *important* game a parent rolled into the parking lot and dumped 3 or 4 of the girls into warmups after driving all night following a trip to Cedar Point. She defended herself by saying that they all slept "just fine" in the car, thank you. Naturally, the game was a bit sloppy.

Fair enough. But we were talking about the recent history of the 2017 season, which eventually exposed MSU despite their record. Sour grapes and all, but if Brandon Peters merely takes the snaps against State - with a primitive playbook - we're winning that game by 3 or 4 points instead of losing by 4.

The fade route goes to the sideline eventually. It's a relatively easy route for a WR to run. But timing is critical. The QB needs to relax and throw the ball to a spot in rhythm - and it's tough to do when he feels (or thinks he feels) inside pressure.

My guess is the first-row fade route balls were a bigger case of QB yips than the youngsters running the routes.